After ELI class on Monday,I had a short talk with Mary.The topic was about how to make chance to talk with native English speakers,she recommended me to go to the International Ministries to have a try and I did it on Tuesday.
I was there a litter bit early,and the "teacher" gave me a warm welcome. Cause this was my first time in the class,all the participants introduced themselves and I need to introduce myself,too.After a short introduction,we started the class with a story in Bible.Although I have difficulty to cover all the details, I can understand the whole story.Then ,we focus on the topic of emergency events, learned several new words and had a free talking about the emergency event we have met and what we should do to keep ourselves safe.The class lasted about one and a half hour and we were enjoyed it.
The teachers are a family, they offer the opportunities for us to improve our oral English.All the classmates are from different level and occupations, there are housewife, students and visiting scholar. We are all Asian so we may share the same culture but we still need time to adjust to accent.As for me ,I found that my vocabulary is very poor and they need to explain the words so I can understand,sometimes I need to use my phone to translate it into Chinese.During the class, the atmosphere was pretty good and we have snacks and drinks to share with each other.All in all ,it's a good experience with learning opportunities and challenge,I'd like to try the advanced English class someday.
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Hi, Yiran. You are a person of good activity, and you look like having enjoyed it. Will you continue participating in class? It must help you improving your English skill.
ReplyDeleteAnd, I have the same problem, I feel more vocabulary needed. The class gives you a chance to increase your word power, that's great. As for me, I try to search for meanings when I see TED talks or other kind of videos with English subtitles. I can easily access the unknown words if I use them with English subtitles.
Anyway, I hope the class works on your English power well.
Actually, after two months study,I found that it doesn't matter whether you have a large amount word power or not,we need to learn how to use them.There was a time that I don't know how to say a word ,however,when I google it,I know the word but I can't remember how to use it.After that,I am going to learn form different kinds of topics that I never get into such as sports and learn from them.
ReplyDeleteIt's true, learning vocabulary is hard because it is not enough learning the meaning of a new word, or its translation into our L1. We have to learn how to use it in context, that's why writing a couple of sentences with that word (many online dictionaries give you some sentences as examples) and the function of the word (a noun? a verb?) and then force yourself to use those words in context within the first days you learned it can be very helpful. You can set a personal goal of 5 words a week or something that works for you and it's achievable and force yourself to use them in your daily life when possible... There's also other vocabulary we are learning incidentally, that means, without really forcing ourselves to learn it but just from hearing it and reading it all the time. There are always words to learn, so it's good to find a strategy that works for you!
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